Search results for 'saxon'
News
FOREFATHER Sign With KARMAGEDDON MEDIA
England's FOREFATHER have signed a worldwide deal with Holland's Karmageddon Media (formerly Hammerheart Records). The group are currently recording their fourth album, "Ours Is The Kingdom", for an early 2004 release. The FOREFATHER project was born in September 1997 in Surrey, England by founding...September 23, 2003
News
LEMMY, JON OLIVA, BLAZE BAYLEY To Perform With DORO PESCH At 20-Year Anniversary Concert
MOTÖRHEAD's Lemmy, SAVATAGE's Jon Oliva, and Blaze Bayley (ex-IRON MAIDEN/WOLFSBANE) are among the special guests confirmed to appear with Doro Pesch at the veteran German metal singer's 20-year anniversary show on December 13 in Düsseldorf, Germany. Pesch is expected to perform material spanning he...September 17, 2003
News
SAXON, DORO, CIRCLE II CIRCLE: European Tour Dates Announced
SAXON, DORO and CIRCLE II CIRCLE will be teaming up for a 16-date European tour in December. Confirmed dates so far are as follows: Dec. 06 - Thessaloniki, GRE @ Ydrogios Dec. 07 - Athens, GRE @ Gagarin 205 Dec. 12 - Hardenberg, NETH @ Podium Dec. 13 - Düsseldorf, GER @ Phillipshalle Dec. 14 ...August 19, 2003
News
EDGUY Replace HAMMERFALL At England's BLOODSTOCK Festival
German melodic metallers EDGUY have replaced HAMMERFALL on the bill of this year's Bloodstock Festival, a two-day event set to take place Aug. 29-30, 2003 at the Assembly Rooms in Derby, U.K. As previously reported, HAMMERFALL were forced to cancel their appearance at the festival after guitarist Os...August 13, 2003
News
HAMMERFALL: The Spanish Inquisition
HAMMERFALL guitarist Oscar Dronjak has posted the following message to the band's official web site: "We've just returned from one of Europe's (most likely the world's) better metal festivals, namely Metal Mania in Spain. Headlined by SLAYER, IRON MAIDEN and STRATOVARIUS, and with a supporting cast...July 15, 2003
News
'Wacken Metal Overdrive' To Be Released On DVD
On July 28, SPV/Steamhammer will be releasing a special DVD, entitled "Wacken Metal Overdrive", featuring interviews and live footage of various artists performing at the annual Wacken Open Air Festival, widely considered to be the biggest and best "pure metal" festival in the world. The complete tr...July 12, 2003
News
HAMMERFALL Announce More Festival Dates
HAMMERFALL guitarist Oscar Dronjak has posted the following update to the band's official web site: "Summer is upon us now, and we are in the midst of the festival season. A couple of shows are already behind us, among others Bang Your Head, Masters Of Metal and two Swedish folkfests. I must say tha...July 7, 2003
News
DORO PESCH Named 'Sexiest Woman Of The Year'
German hard rock singer Doro Pesch (ex-WARLOCK) has been named "sexiest woman of the year" by the prominent Czech rock magazine Spark. The award was presented to the vocalist during her concert in the Czech Republic on June 27. Upcoming DORO tour dates: Jul. 06 – Leipzig, GER - With Full Force Jul....July 6, 2003
News
SAXON, DORO, SONATA ARCTICA, CIRCLE II CIRCLE To Team Up For European Tour
SAXON, DORO, SONATA ARCTICA and CIRCLE II CIRCLE will team up for a European tour in November/December. Exact cities and dates are expected to be announced soon. ...July 4, 2003
News
CIRCLE II CIRCLE: ROCK HARD Photos Posted Online
Several photos taken during CIRCLE II CIRCLE's appearance at this month's Rock Hard Festival have been posted online at this location. The two-day event, which took place June 7-8 at Amphitheater in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, featured additional performances from such acts as SAXON, IN FLAMES, ARCH ENE...June 16, 2003
News
NEVERMORE: ROCK HARD FESTIVAL Photos Posted Online
NEVERMORE have posted several photos taken during their appearance at last weekend's Rock Hard Festival at this location. The two-day event, which took place June 7-8 at Amphitheater in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, featured additional performances from such acts as SAXON, IN FLAMES, ARCH ENEMY, BLIND GUA...June 14, 2003
News
SARACEN Confirmed For Britain's BLOODSTOCK 2003
SARACEN lead the final batch of British bands gearing up for this year's Bloodstock festival, a two-day event set to take place Aug. 29-30, 2003 at the Assembly Rooms in Derby, U.K. Little is known about SARACEN other than they released two albums in the early '80s as part of the NWOBHM (New Wave Of...June 14, 2003
News
OLIVER/DAWSON SAXON Postpone Tour
OLIVER/DAWSON SAXON, featuring the original founding songwriters of SAXON, guitarist Graham Oliver and bassist Steve Dawson, alongside ex-SAXON drummer Nigel Durham, guitarist Haydn Conway, and vocalist Wardi, have been forced to postpone their previously announced "Second Wave" tour due to the dela...June 8, 2003
News
BOLT THROWER Pull Out Of Germany's ROCK HARD Festival
British death metal veterans BOLT THROWER have pulled out of this weekend's Rock Hard festival in order to allow vocalist Dave Ingram to be present for the impending birth of his first child (his wife's original due date was said to have been ten days ago). The organizers of the event — set to take...June 6, 2003
News
DARK TRANQUILLITY Confirmed For Italy's GODS OF METAL Festival
Sweden's DARK TRANQUILLITY have replaced SPINESHANK on the bill of this year's Gods Of Metal festival, set to take place June 7-8 at the Mazda Palace in Milan, Italy. The sextet will take the stage at 1:45 p.m. on Saturday, June 7. "Three years ago at the festival, we had one of the most memorable ....June 4, 2003
Prev 